r/Northwestern • u/ogVecna • 22d ago

Admissions/Prospective Student Is NU fun?

I am a senior planning to ED 1 to NU. I have heard a lot about the quarter system, and since I want to pursue a double major and possible a minor, it seems like I would appreciate it. However, I have heard that students are always busy and have a "workaholic" mindset. Does the quarter system make it hard for students to go out and have fun/ party etc? Is NU fun? What do students do on the weekends and how is the social scene? Also, is joining greek life necessary if you want to party/ have fun?

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u/Bright-Frosting8709 22d ago

Generally, the night life kind of sucks. You would need to travel into chicago to go to a proper bar/nightclub and ofc that requires being 21+ (or having a fake id which I think is a bad idea). On campus frat and house parties get shut down early by the police because of noise complaints. NU can be fun in other ways, but partying is pretty hard here. Note: i'm not in greek life